FIRST INTERNATIONAL PHILLIPS OF NANCE CORNISH CLAN GATHERING Friday 19 April ~ Sunday 21 April 2013 Falmouth, Cornwall

William PHILLIPS (b. Illogan 1779, d. Redruth 1884) and his wife Elizabeth WITHIELL (b. Perranzabuloe abt 1784, d. Redruth 1856) married 16 Feb 1809 in Perranzabuloe. He may have been the son of a William (I call The First) Phillips and wife Elizabeth VERRAN who had six children baptized in Illogan: our William,and John, Jane, Henry, Thomas and Jennifer. [NB: Research has not been done on this family yet, and if you have info on them, please contact me!]
The christening dates, between 1810 and 1825, for William (I call II ) and wife Elizabeth Withiell Phillips’ eight children are from the Illogan records: Elizabeth Betsy Withiell Phillips m. William HOSKING; William Withiel Phillips m. Anne Parkyn FRANCIS; Mary Ann Phillips (no further data after 1851); Hugh Phillips (my ancestor) m. 1st Elizabeth DONNITHORNE, 2ND Pee Priscilla Ellis LADNER; James Withiel Phillips m. Heather Ann HODGE; Nanny Phillips who may have married a James HARVEY or a Thomas HICKS; Robert Withiel Phillips m. Mary Pearson PLOMER; and Edith Withiel Phillips m. John Withiel THOMAS [NB: said to be a cousin, but we cannot find the tie-in. If you can help, please email.]
Sometime around 1815, William and Elizabeth moved to the Nance Farm near Portreath, Cornwall, not far from Illogan, where they were yeoman farmers according to later census records. Apparently by the time the children were grown the family moved to Redruth (1841 England Census ) for retirement, and there the parents died and were buried in the St. Uny churchyard.
Thanks to help from cousins, many researchers, computer records and guidance, I think, from our ancestors’ spirits, living descendants from my Hugh Phillips and six of his seven siblings have been discovered around the world. I have a fabulous letter written by Robert Withiel Phillips in 1880 from England to Mineral Point, Iowa Co., Wisconsin USA giving condolences to the family there upon the death of Hugh. In it, Robert describes their life at Nance when they were children. I will make this letter available later.
Today, that grand manor house still exists and is currently a Bread and Breakfast! We will visit that ancient place on Saturday, 20 April, next year, to commune with the young spirits of our ancestors who were reared there. In 1899, it was written that the Nance farmhouse/manor was thought to have been built prior to the
Reformation in the 1500s. There are extant paintings of Apostles on the walls and the building may have been an ecclesiastical site before Henry VIII kicked the Catholics out of England.
Attached is an outline descendant report of William [the II ] Phillips and Elizabeth Withiell. Here you will find the surnames of 4 generations of Phillips descendants. If you are descended from one of these families, we hope you will attend our Cornish Clan Gathering in April, and please share this information with all your family. Pre-registration is required. If you aren’t able to attend, please notify me that you read of our meeting and give me details of your relationship. I will be in Cornwall the weeks before and afterwards to do additional research and would love to meet with you. If you have additions or corrections for the record, please email me so that I can correct my files. A complete DVD of my research will be available to each family who attends the gathering at a very nominal cost to cover my purchase of the DVDs. After the reunion, I will consider mailing a copy to interested persons. melibob4@texasbb.com As previously stated, I welcome and encourage your input that I may improve my records on this family.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Dr. Anthony Phillips of Falmouth, Cornwall, (descendant of William Withiel Phillips) is handling registration, lodging information and has developed a wonderful schedule for our 3 days together. There may be a reasonable registration fee to cover the cost of a bus or van rental for touring on the 20th, plus a meal or two, perhaps. We currently have about 25 cousins from England, New Zealand, Australia, USA, and South America planning to attend. You can contact him via email: a.phillips920@btinternet.com for further details and instructions.

Melinda “Meli” F. Moore Brenham, Texas USA
Great great granddaughter of Hugh Phillips of Cornwall and Wisconsin, USA If the attached outline descendant report doesn't attach properly, email me for it.